Ok heres a pic of transplant #1, the reason it's so bare is because on Thursday 7/20 (3-4 days ago) I took the bottom set of fan leaves off cause they were dying/dead and then this morning I had to take another set of fan leaves off because they had completely died and just needed a gentle push to fall off.
Also I gently squeeze the main stalk/stem each day just to see how strong it is and every day it has felt strong almost wood-like but today the outer layer was kind of soft when I squeezed it. I'm not sure if that means anything but I thought it could be helpful for a diagnosis.
Thanks again for the help fellow growers!!
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